Odorless garbage-receptacle.



C. E. LUCAS.

ODORLESS GARBAGE RECEPTA CLE'. I

APPLICATION FILED JUNE Zl- I9IT- Patcnted Dec. 3, 1918.

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CHARLES E. LUCAS, or 'rononro, onraniogcanana.

ODORLESS GARBAGE-REQEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 191%.

Application filed June 21, 1917. Serial No. 176,180.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CrIAnLns subject of the King of England, residing atToronto, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Odorless Garbage-Receptacles; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

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exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin'the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in garbage receptacles and hasfor an object to provide a receptacle embodying means of novelconstruction and arrangement to facilitate the emptying of the garbagethereinto and at the same time prevent the escape of foul odors from thereceptacle while garbage is being deposited therein.

With the above and other objects'of simi lar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, set forth in andfalling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a garbage receptacleconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the toprclosure removed.

d.ig. 3 is a vertical section therethrough, an

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the slide plates in openposition.

Referring nowmore particularly to accompanying drawing, there is shown agarbage receptacle consisting preferably of a cylindrical its top withhandles 6 secured at diametrically opposite sides thereof, and furtherprovided adjacent its bottom with oppositely directed foot pieces 7 thepurpose of which will be explained. y

Removably mounted upon the container at its .top is a hopper 8 also ofcylindrical formation and provided in its lower edge with diametricallyopposite cutaway portions or recesses 9 into which pass the hanthecontainer 5, provided adjacent with the interior of the container 5.Transversely extending slots 12 are provided at diametrically oppositesides of the hop per 8 adjacent its top and have engaged slidablytherethrough closure plates 13 which are adapted to cover and uncoverthe discharge opening 11. For each of the plates 13 there is provided aguide 14 which issecured at its ends tothe hopper bottom 10, said platepassing between the latter and said guide and being thus maintained inposition. The outer ends of the plate 13 extend beyond the side wall ofthe hopper and are equipped with handles 15 by means of which they aremanipulated. The hop per also is provided with handles 16 by whichitmaybe conveniently removed from the container 5 by standing upon the footpiece 7 and pulling upwardly on said handles 16. To close the hopper 8there is provided a top or cover17 suitably flanged to fit snugly overthe top rim of the hopper and provided with a handle 18.

To deposit garbage into the receptacle, the cover 17 is removed and thewaste matter emptied into the hopper 8 afterwhich the cover is replaced.The slides 13 are then drawn outwardly. of the hopper to pncover thedischarge opening 11 and permit the garbage to pass into the container 5after which the slides are again closed as will be understood. By thisarrangement escape of foul odors from the container 5 while the garbageis being deposited therein will be prevented, the cover 11 being inplace while the slides are open and vice versa.

l/Vhat ll claim is:--

The combination with a cylindrical container having an open top and alsopro vided with handles at diametrically opposite sides, of a cylindricalhopper telescoped over the container and having diametrically opposednotches for accommodating the handles, an inverted substantiallyconoidal tion with the container, said hopper being slotted above itsbottom, slides guided upon the bottom for closing the openings thereinand movable through the slots in the hopper, and a cover removablyfitted on the hopper to close the top thereof.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature inthe presence of twowitnesses.

' CHARLES E. LUCAS.

Witnesses:

E. F. WILKINSON, K. Bo'r'roMLEr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe fioiestoner ct Wm Washilngtcnfllltd. J

